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From: smargari@nmsu.edu (Susan Margarit)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Miniscribe 20 bites it...
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Date: 19 Mar 91 02:46:09 GMT
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I have a 3 year old SE 20 with the Miniscribe 20M disk
that has access times measured in deciseconds rather
than milliseconds.  Just 3 days after I hooked up a
40M quantum external it stopped working. It died of 
envy I suppose. In any case, it just sits there flashing
S.O.S. I.e. it emits 3 short flashes followed by 3 long 
flashes. It also doesn't spin. Is there any hope for
this drive? Should I spend the $75 bucks to hear a 
Computerland tech say, "yep, its dead. That'll be $600
to put a brand new reconditioned 20M drive in it." Or 
should I just yank it out and use it as a bookend?

Jim